DEVICE FOR MEASURING LOW-CONTACT FORCES AT ELECTRIC DIAMOND GRINDING Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: metal working; force measuring facilities. SUBSTANCE: proposed device contains housing secured on table of tool-grinding machine which accommodates holder 11 and strain measurement insert 3. Antifriction bearings mounted on holder 11. Stop plate 5 is secured on opposite end of holder. Holder is held vertically by bearings 10 and 12 press-fitted on two axles held by nuts of housing. Holder is fixed in horizontal direction by four bolts with ball press-fitted into end face of each bolt. Under action of cutting force, holder 11 deforms strain measurement insert 3, and by change of resistance of insert, cutting is evaluated. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 cl, 2 dwg